Andy Allsopp

  • Pre-elections: steering a path through comms

    28 March 2024

    Andy Allsopp looks at the need for careful judgement from council communicators during the pre-election period, and sets out three key takeaways from the Local Authority Publicity Code.


  • Elections: a comms guide

    21 March 2023

    Andy Allsopp presents a handy primer for council communicators that unpicks the Local Authority Publicity Code for the pre-election period and includes his top three take-aways.


  • All the news that’s fit to print

    05 April 2011

    The decision last week by communities secretary, Eric Pickles, to press on with guidance limiting council publications is unnecessary, as it aims to achieve, by statute, what is already happening naturally, says, Andy Allsopp